How to Use outright in a Sentence

outright

1 of 2 adverb
Definition of outrightnext
Synonyms for outrightnext
  • I bought the car outright.
  • Their house was destroyed outright by the fire.
  • The painting is now owned outright by the museum.
  • She won the competition outright.
  • And high teens either outright gives the election to Trump or throws the election to the House, which gives the election to Trump.
    — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 12 July 2023
  • Once the mortgage has been paid off, the voucher holder will own the home outright.
    — Margaret Kates | Mkates@al.com, al, 15 Apr. 2023
  • If the player clears waivers, he may be sent outright to the Minor Leagues or released.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The bill, which sailed through the House just a week after its introduction, doesn’t call for a ban outright.
    — Thomas Germain / Gizmodo, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Six million Jews were killed outright — men, women and children — by the Nazis.
    — Gordon F. Sander, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • And plots and spots for people of color, if not barred outright, were pushed to the margins and neglected.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Most of the healthcare workers named in the suit were placed on unpaid leave but later fired, some quit and others were outright fired.
    — Suzanne Roig, oregonlive, 3 May 2023
  • The Republicans in the group rejected the idea outright.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Paulina said her mom outright told her that wasn’t going to happen.
    — The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Few experts think that Hamas can be destroyed outright.
    — Mathias Hammer, Time, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But some of the Big Bend's older homes may have been passed down for generations, owned outright and not insured.
    — Rebecca Blackwelland Laura Bargfeldthe Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 2 Sep. 2023
  • To advance outright, Miami needs to win Wednesday’s game by at least two goals.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Roddy said the court has thousands of people each year who are ordered to pay a ticket outright or through a payment plan.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2023
  • That’s more than the 50% needed to win Wednesday’s vote outright and avoid a run-off that his backers feared could see victory slip from his grasp.
    — Tribune News Service, Orange County Register, 14 Feb. 2024
  • About one in five Americans are neutral on the issue, while 6% outright oppose it.
    — Seung Min Kim, Fortune Well, 15 Sep. 2023
  • But artists aren’t outright asking for AI to stop; that’s likely fruitless anyway.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The Vikings can win the title outright with a victory on Friday at Menlo-Atherton.
    — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Czerny appeared in the very first Mission: Impossible movie in 1996 as Ethan’s boss and foe, if not outright bad guy.
    — Time, 12 July 2023
  • There’s weirdly little to suggest — let alone state outright — that this will be a musical.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
  • And in late March, Florida passed a law outright banning the use of social media platforms for kids under 14.
    — Laura Bratton, Quartz, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Republicans need a net gain of two seats to flip the Senate outright, or a net gain of one seat plus the tie-breaking vice presidency.
    — Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Current hourly parking rates, which until now have been set outright by council, are between 50 cents and $1 per hour.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2023
  • About one in five Americans are neutral on the issue, while 6 percent outright oppose it.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Before the pandemic, most theaters would have outright refused to book a title already available in the home.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Look for Memphis to cover in Game 4 and potentially even win outright.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
  • All of this adds up to a conclusion that Tom is too kind and/or terrified to say outright, and that puts Kendall and Roman into an extreme case of denial.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2023
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outright

2 of 2 adjective
  • I was surprised by their outright rejection of the idea.
  • There are times when the movie comes close to being an outright feel-bad sports movie.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023
  • One more loss, and the record would be Indiana's outright.
    — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2023
  • All along, the Dodgers were seen as front-runners, if not outright favorites, to land Ohtani.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The power and confidence is, outright, the most key concept for us.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 3 May 2023
  • Start with a pinch and add more as needed, but stop before your drink starts tasting outright salty.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Some, though, were in outright denial—perhaps none more so than Gee of West Virginia.
    — Aaron R. Hanlon, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023
  • And all three are deeply skeptical of Donald Trump, or outright opposed to him.
    — USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The advent of the war triggered fears of outright nuclear conflict between the West and Russia.
    — Peter Schroeder, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2023
  • And then there's a couple that just to have outright moratoriums.
    — Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In a head-to-head race, many polls find an outright tie, with few voters undecided.
    — Aaron Zitner, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Instead of an outright release, Mixon’s pay cut will keep him in Cincinnati for at least one more season.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 14 July 2023
  • In some cases, names on the lists were outright fabrications.
    — Debora Patta, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Miami would need to score at least three goals in a victory to win outright and advance.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The Rangers now have seven days to either trade Kennedy or place him on revocable outright waivers.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • The value of the assets is out of your estate, but the beneficiaries still don’t have outright control of the assets.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Prescott became the first Cowboys quarterback to outright lead the NFL in touchdown passes.
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And nervous whispers about Mr. Biden have grown into outright alarm.
    — Mitch Smith, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024
  • From late March to May, Russia signaled that a new phase of outright confrontation had begun.
    — Roger Cohen Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The city has avoided the kind of outright car bans seen elsewhere in Europe, such as in Copenhagen, but nevertheless things have changed.
    — Andrew Kersley, WIRED, 19 Mar. 2024
  • On the other end, there are outright dissidents, ready to sacrifice life and limb in a struggle for freedom.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 12 June 2023
  • While some states have embraced the sale and use of delta 8 products, others have imposed restrictions or outright bans.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Aug. 2023
  • And an outright ban assumes that people aren’t really going to use it.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The Bears spent much of this season ranked No. 2 behind the Sooners and won the final Pac-12 title – the program’s first outright regular season crown.
    — Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2024
  • On Tuesday, though, things moved from being simply a problem to an outright crisis.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2023
  • There is a belief that the contract will set guidelines for compensation for the use of AI, not an outright ban on the technology.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • Like some other economists, Adams said the odds of dodging an outright recession have improved over the last few months.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 July 2023
  • Whether the user will be given a warning, a suspension, or an outright ban from the app will be determined on a case by case basis.
    — Spencer MacNaughton, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2023
  • However, many cities have started to impose restrictions, and in some cases, outright bans on these types of rentals.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
  • As a veteran with at least five years of service time, Davis would have the option to become a free agent rather than accept an outright assignment to the minor leagues.
    — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024

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